DATE

EVENT

RATIONALE

VENUE

CONTACT

20th July -
August 15th
 

NDTC  Season of Dance dedicated to the Bicentenary of the TTA

To showcase the dance culture of our ancestors

Little Theatre

Prof. Rex Nettleford

23rd – 27th July

International Association of Caribbean Archaeologists Conference

To exchange ideas on the archaeology of the Caribbean, including Taino and African archaeology

Kingston

JNHT
June Andrea
Hutchinson
Tel: 922-1287

23rd – 28th July

Best of Festival Concert Series

Full week concert series showcasing a selection of gold medalist from the Performing Arts Competition. Structured as Best of Dance Festival, Best of Drama Festival etc

Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Kingston

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission-
926-5726-9

28th July

Showing of the Abolition Exhibition and Book Fair

To increase public awareness of the TTA

Sovereign Center

JNBC and UWI Main Library
970-4441

29th  July

Churches’ Emancipation  Lectures

To recognize that the abolition of the TTA was not enough; the fight for ‘full free’ had to proceed

Meadowbrook United Church
2 Flemington Drive, Kingston 19 at 4:30p.m.

Churches’ Emancipation Committee & JBNC through education sub-committee
Contact:
Rachel Ellis
Tel: 927-4700
Rev Dave Spence
Tel: 935-5860

29th July
9:00 am
to 5:00pm

5th  Anniversary
of Emancipation
Park

Thanksgiving Service
Heritage Expo
(Freedom Fair)

Emancipation
Park, New Kingston

Lisa Grant
Tel: 968-9292

31st July

Emancipation Vigils

Candle light civic ceremonies to recognise those who carried on the fight for ‘full free’

Across the island

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission-
926-5726-9

31st July

Emancipation Jubilee;

Our ancestors made no distinction between the struggle to end the TST & slavery; to commemorate the activities of our ancestors the day before ‘full free’

Seville & Island-wide

JNHT; JCDC
927-1287/8

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